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Dipsacus fullonum L.

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Dipsacus fullonum L. (1753)
Dipsacus fullonum L.

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Exotic
Wild
New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
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Dipsacus fullonum L.
species
Dipsacus fullonum

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fullonum

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Erect biennial; stems glabrescent, grooved, with prickles on ridges especially above, becoming hollow, up to c. 2 m tall. Basal lvs glabrescent, elliptic-oblong, crenate but not lobed, narrowed to winged petiole, up to 40 cm long; prickles mostly on veins, especially on midvein of lower surface. Cauline lvs similar to basal but smaller, becoming sessile, lanceolate-triangular, the opposite pairs connate at base; uppermost lvs usually entire. Heads terminal, ovoid-cylindric at flowering, elongating to up to 9 cm long and becoming cylindric at fruiting; corolla pale purple to pinkish purple. Involucral bracts unequal, linear, curved upwards, the longest often > head at least at flowering, armed with prickles. Receptacular scale with straight or slightly recurved, flexible spine > floret. Achene brown, 4-angled and sulcate, 4-5 × 1-1.5 mm.

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Dipsacus fullonum L.
Dipsacus fullonum L.
Dipsacus fullonum L.
Dipsacus fullonum subsp. sylvestris
Dipsacus fullonum L.
Dipsacus sylvestris Huds.
Dipsacus fullonum L.

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Dipsacus fullonum L.
France
Dipsacus fullonum L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Dipsacus fullonum L.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
Dipsacus fullonum L.
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
Dipsacus fullonum L.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Dipsacus fullonum L.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Dipsacus fullonum L.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Dipsacus fullonum L.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Dipsacus fullonum L.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
Dipsacus fullonum L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
New Zealand
Otago Land District
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District

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13 March 2002
24 February 2016
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